Ingersoll braces for population boom, with an eye on protecting its core

London Free Press
Officials are launching a plan to revitalize Ingersoll's downtown district as they aim to draw in more businesses and visitors.
Population, Business, Community, development, downtown, Editorial, environment, Government, Homes, Ingersoll, Investment, Journalism, looking, mayor, Ontario, Oxford County, plan, Southwestern Ontario, Tourism

Residents relieved as politicians vote to keep operating rural trailer park

London Free Press
Residents of a municipally run seasonal trailer park are breathing a temporary sigh of relief after politicians in their rural Elgin County community voted to keep operating it – at least for now.
Canada, Community, council, Editorial, Elgin County, Flooding, Government, infrastructure, Journalism, London, money, report, rural, Staff, Tourism, Trail, West Elgin, West Lorne

U.K. men who came to Southwestern Ontario for ‘crime tourism’ deported

London Free Press
A Sarnia judge had a farewell message for a pair of U.K. men who, apparently unsuccessfully, tried scamming several local homeowners out of money with fraudulent cleaning and repair jobs while on a vacation in Canada. “Go home,” Justice Paul Kowalyshyn said Thursday in a Sarnia courtroom. “Don’t let the door
Canada, Canadian, Crime, fraud, Hamilton, Homes, Jobs, Journalism, Justice, lawyer, London, looking, money, Ontario, Police, Real estate, room, Sarnia, Sarnia police, saw, Scams, Southwestern Ontario, Theft, Toronto, Tourism, Trail, woman

Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying

Interlochen Public Radio
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
Interlochen Public Radio, Beer, Business, climate, Climate change, development, Energy, federal, Flooding, Great Lakes, Guns, hiking, Homes, inflation, Michigan, Minnesota, money, office, Parking, policy, protect, Region, saw, Snow, Tourism, Trail, travel, weather, Western, Wisconsin

Should a lack of snow become its own economic disaster?

Interlochen Public Radio
A new federal bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren't eligible for federal loans.
Interlochen Public Radio, Agriculture, Business, climate, Climate change, close, Concerts, Department, development, Events, federal, federal government, Government, Guns, hiking, Housing, Journalism, looking, Michigan, Minnesota, money, National, news release, office, Parking, record, report, Saturday, Snow, Space, study, Tourism, Trails, university, weather, Wisconsin

Hard Rock Hotel nears opening, will push Kellogg Lane investment past $100M

London Free Press
London’s Hard Rock Hotel is in the final stage of construction, a 164-room upscale development that will push the total investment into 100 Kellogg Lane to more than $100 million.
Business, Business, Canada, Canadian, children, Community, development, Editorial, entertainment, Events, Gateway Casino, gm, Hard Rock Hotel, history, Housing, Investment, Journalism, labour, London, Michigan, Music, pandemic, Plans, project, room, saw, Sunday, Tourism, Tourism London, Trail, Western, Western Fair, Western Fair District

Last year’s bad winter brought millions in aid. Here’s where it went.

Interlochen Public Radio
Big snowstorms like the ones we’ve had this month can be great news for business here in northern Michigan. But last winter was the warmest on record for most of northern Michigan, leaving businesses struggling.
Interlochen Public Radio, Agriculture, Business, Christmas, climate, Climate change, close, Department, federal, Food, funding, Increase, Michigan, Minnesota, money, National, office, plan, record, report, service, Snow, Tourism, Trail, Trails, travel, weather, Wisconsin, World

Petoskey officials celebrate housing wins, look to 2025

Interlochen Public Radio
Officials say they're feeling optimistic about opportunities for year-round housing but there’s still work to be done in the new year.
Interlochen Public Radio, Advocacy, Community, development, downtown, fire, funding, Homes, Housing, Life, Michigan, office, Plans, Population, project, Region, Statement, Tourism

Great Lakes Echo

Great Lakes Echo
E. Coli
By | November 18, 2024

By Eric Freedman

Capital News Service

Outbreaks of the waterborne bacteria E. coli can lower local real estate values, at least temporarily, a new study says. Those outbreaks, which have become increasingly common, are a growing concern in coastal and inland communities, particularly

Great Lakes Echo, climate, Climate change, close, Community, death, Department, development, Electric vehicles, federal, Great Lakes, Green energy, history, Homes, infrastructure, Lake Ontario, Life, Michigan, National, Ontario, Real estate, record, Region, rural, service, shipwrecks, study, Tourism, Trails, Transportation, university, vehicle, weather

New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario 

New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario 
Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes After seven years of planning, a new marine sanctuary now protects a portion of Lake Ontario rich with history and shipwrecks. The community-driven designation aims to benefit the area through preservation, economic development and conservation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates marine sanctuaries to preserve sites with national significance, such as […]

The post New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Echo, Water, body, Calls, Community, development, first, Great Lakes, help, Heritage, history, huron, Increase, Indigenous, infrastructure, job, june, lake, lake huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, lakes, Life, local, media, Michigan, National, new, new york, Ontario, other, plan, protect, river, Safety, shipwrecks, Statement, third, Tourism, Trail, Water, weather, Wisconsin

New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario 

New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario 
Great Lakes Echo

By Anna Barnes After seven years of planning, a new marine sanctuary now protects a portion of Lake Ontario rich with history and shipwrecks. The community-driven designation aims to benefit the area through preservation, economic development and conservation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates marine sanctuaries to preserve sites with national significance, such as […]

The post New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Echo, Water, body, Calls, Community, development, Great Lakes, Heritage, history, huron, Increase, Indigenous, infrastructure, job, lake huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Life, Michigan, National, Ontario, plan, protect, Safety, shipwrecks, Statement, Tourism, Trail, Water, weather, Wisconsin

Michigan tourism preps for a colder winter

Michigan tourism preps for a colder winter
Great Lakes Echo

By Victor Wooddell Capital News Service The 2023-24 winter was the warmest on record in the U.S. with average temperatures throughout the state above freezing, with close to average precipitation, according to the National Weather Service. Data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center shows that average daily maximum temperatures in the Midwest were several degrees […]

The post Michigan tourism preps for a colder winter first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Echo, 2023, 2024, climate, close, conditions, first, Great Lakes, hiking, information, infrastructure, lakes, location, may, Michigan, National, news, other, president, record, season, service, support, technology, Tourism, Trails, travel, Water, weather
Subscribe to Tourism